stratigraphy
/strəˈtɪgrəfɪ/noun
mass noun
1- the branch of geology concerned with the order and relative position of strata and their relationship to the geological timescale地层学。
1.1
- the analysis of the order and position of layers of archaeological remains考古遗迹层次排列和位置的分析。
1.2
- the structure of a particular set of strata地层的结构。
派生词
stratigrapher
nounstratigraphic
adjectivestratigraphical
adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: from STRATUM + -GRAPHY.